title: Intraocular cancers.
abstract: 1. Retinoblastoma is the most common primary intraocular cancer of children. It occurs in unilateral and bilateral forms. 2. Approximately 40% of all cases are associated with a heritable defect in chromosome 13. 3. Malignant melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignant tumor among adults. 4. Unlike retinoblastoma, primary intraocular malignant melanoma is almost exclusively a monocular, unifocal disease without hereditary transmission.
authors.affiliation: Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Augsburger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009859:Oncology Nursing